Like many here I've been on the receiving end of various motorist abuse/carelessness/simply-not-looking.
Yesterday on my way home I had builders (or similar) in a van come beside me, full their cake-holes with water and spray it all over me. Well, I don't mind a little rain or a refreshing shower, but not being a cat I don't really want to wash in spit. The funny thing is it took them two attempts to hit me!
I noted the registration number, but inadvertently lost the record before getting home.
:-(
Ho hum. I refuse to sink to their level. Still annoying, though. Why on earth do "people" do this kind of thing?
Ho hum. I refuse to sink to their level. Still annoying, though. Why on earth do "people" do this kind of thing?
Dunno, but if you see the van parked up somewhere, it is not illegal to let their tyres down. Suggest using a pump hose and coming back to take them off a few minutes later.
"Mark Thompson" <pleasegivegenerously@warmmail*_turn_up_the_heat_to_reply*.com> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Ho hum. I refuse to sink to their level. Still annoying, though. Why on earth do "people" do this kind of thing?
Dunno, but if you see the van parked up somewhere, it is not illegal to let their tyres down. Suggest using a pump hose and coming back to take them off a few minutes later.
Iain Banks suggests a bit of a match, folded in two, put under the valve cap.
Ho hum. I refuse to sink to their level. Still annoying, though. Why on earth do "people" do this kind of thing?
Dunno, but if you see the van parked up somewhere, it is not illegal to let their tyres down. Suggest using a pump hose and coming back to take them off a few minutes later.
We've had this suggestion repeatedly, lately. It seems to me a really bad idea, highly likely to lead to a violent confrontation and with you in the wrong. I would /strongly/ advise against any retaliation, other than via the police.
Like many here I've been on the receiving end of various motorist abuse/carelessness/simply-not-looking.
Yesterday on my way home I had builders (or similar) in a van come beside me, full their cake-holes with water and spray it all over me. Well, I don't mind a little rain or a refreshing shower, but not being a cat I don't really want to wash in spit. The funny thing is it took them two attempts to hit me!
I noted the registration number, but inadvertently lost the record before getting home.
:-(
Ho hum. I refuse to sink to their level. Still annoying, though. Why on earth do "people" do this kind of thing?
PhilD
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Too late for you now of course, but a water bottle filled with a nice strong solution of Head 'n Shoulders is quite a neat defence against those who match speed with you and try it on.
If you've never got Head 'n Shoulders in your eyes, you should try it (once) for the experience. Almost as good as Mace, and will always work in your favour in court, ie:
Your Opponent: He assaulted me M'lud! Mlud: What with? Your Opponent: Erm... shampoo M'lud.
Just don't confuse the H&S bottle with your regular water bottle :-p
Ho hum. I refuse to sink to their level. Still annoying, though. Why on earth do "people" do this kind of thing?
As I asserted in the recent "[censored]" thread this kind of thing is fairly common. Something like this, or worse, happens to me about once every 2 months on average; a lot more if you count aggressive shouting from the passengers of overtaking cars. It's not personal; they do it because you are a vulnerable target and they are in a position of strength.
If you are in a position to report it, do so then forget about it. If you're not then just forget about it.
Something like this, or worse, happens to me about once every 2 months on average; a lot more if you count aggressive shouting from the passengers of overtaking cars.
"PhilD" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Like many here I've been on the receiving end of various motorist abuse/carelessness/simply-not-looking.
Yesterday on my way home I had builders (or similar) in a van come beside me, full their cake-holes with water and spray it all over me. Well, I don't mind a little rain or a refreshing shower, but not being a cat I don't really want to wash in spit. The funny thing is it took them two attempts to hit me!
I noted the registration number, but inadvertently lost the record before getting home.
Sorry to hear this.
I agree that this was "assault".
Sadly, I think the Police would require an independent witness before they did much more than express their sympathy, which is of course impractical.
"Mark Thompson" <pleasegivegenerously@warmmail*_turn_up_the_heat_to_reply*.com> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Ho hum. I refuse to sink to their level. Still annoying, though. Why on earth do "people" do this kind of thing?
Dunno, but if you see the van parked up somewhere, it is not illegal to let their tyres down. Suggest using a pump hose and coming back to take them off a few minutes later.
Iain Banks suggests a bit of a match, folded in two, put under the valve cap.
indeed, I have personal experience of that technique from the /very/ dim and distant past. The question of legality of tire deflation crops up on u.l.m from time to time and most convincing opinions are that it is criminal damage
indeed, I have personal experience of that technique from the /very/ dim and distant past. The question of legality of tire deflation crops up on u.l.m from time to time and most convincing opinions are that it is criminal damage
Ho hum. I refuse to sink to their level. Still annoying, though. Why on earth do "people" do this kind of thing?
I knew someone in Edinburgh who had this done to him, but who caught the perpetrators at the lights. He smiled sweetly at the driver, then leaned in through the window and poured the contents of his water bottle onto the guy's crotch.
Definately _not_ recommended behaviour, but damned funny!
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Ho hum. I refuse to sink to their level. Still annoying, though. Why on earth do "people" do this kind of thing?
I knew someone in Edinburgh who had this done to him, but who caught the perpetrators at the lights. He smiled sweetly at the driver, then leaned in through the window and poured the contents of his water bottle onto the guy's crotch.
Definately _not_ recommended behaviour, but damned funny!
Jon
I am told - I don't endorse this - that if you're really skillful, you could grab the guy's car keys and throw them down a drain.
Let's hope that the motorist keeps his house keys on the same ring.
I am told - I don't endorse this - that if you're really skillful, you could grab the guy's car keys and throw them down a drain.
I managed this once, and told the idiot who cut me up he could collect them from the local cop shop. I then reported him when I handed the keys over to an amused desk clerk.
indeed, I have personal experience of that technique from the /very/ dim and distant past. The question of legality of tire deflation crops up on u.l.m from time to time and most convincing opinions are that it is criminal damage
Seriously tho, a while ago there were some peeps deflating car tyres as some sort of environmental protest thingy. Was a quote from police that it wasn't illegal so not much that could be done. All AFAICR thobut.
"Mark Thompson" <pleasegivegenerously@warmmail*_turn_up_the_heat_to_reply*.com> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Ho hum. I refuse to sink to their level. Still annoying, though. Why on earth do "people" do this kind of thing?
Dunno, but if you see the van parked up somewhere, it is not illegal to let their tyres down. Suggest using a pump hose and coming back to take them off a few minutes later.
If the tyre is left in a fully deflated state for any length of time then damage may occur to the internal plys of the sidewall (for low-profile tyres this can be instant, but unlikely that a van will have these tyres). Then criminal damage would have been committed and ('criminal' is a big clue) that _is_ illegal.
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Like many here I've been on the receiving end of various motorist abuse/carelessness/simply-not-looking.
Yesterday on my way home I had builders (or similar) in a van come beside me, full their cake-holes with water and spray it all over me. Well, I don't mind a little rain or a refreshing shower, but not being a cat I don't really want to wash in spit. The funny thing is it took them two attempts to hit me!
I noted the registration number, but inadvertently lost the record before getting home.
:-(
Ho hum. I refuse to sink to their level. Still annoying, though. Why on earth do "people" do this kind of thing?
PhilD
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Too late for you now of course, but a water bottle filled with a nice strong solution of Head 'n Shoulders is quite a neat defence against those who match speed with you and try it on.
If you've never got Head 'n Shoulders in your eyes, you should try it (once) for the experience. Almost as good as Mace, and will always work in your favour in court, ie:
Your Opponent: He assaulted me M'lud! Mlud: What with? Your Opponent: Erm... shampoo M'lud.
No, no, no!
The highly hypothetical conversation continues with m'lud asking why you're carrying shampoo solution in a drinking bottle, and, in the absense of a bottle of clean water to rinse with and a towel (to justify the contention that you're just into alfresco personal care) then you're going armed.
Jon Senior <[email hidden]> wrote: | On Thu, 04 May 2006 00:25:31 -0700, PhilD wrote: | > Ho hum. I refuse to sink to their level. Still annoying, though. Why | > on earth do "people" do this kind of thing? | | I knew someone in Edinburgh who had this done to him, but who caught the | perpetrators at the lights. He smiled sweetly at the driver, then leaned | in through the window and poured the contents of his water bottle onto the | guy's crotch.
It happened to me at traffic lights in Summertown in North Oxford the last time we had a hot day -- in June about ten years ago I suppose -- and I caught up with them about two miles later half way down St Giles when they were caught in the gridlock that is central Oxford.
Unfortunately, they were in a lorry cab with windows that started well above my head so I had to content myself with waving at them as I passed.
